The Tragedy of "Patriots Day"
Patriots Day (2016) Patriots Day is a new release starring Mark Wahlberg, J.K. Simmons, John Goodman, and Kevin Bacon. It centers around the bombing of the Boston Marathon in 2013, and frankly, it's a film which I will be avoiding this year. Before you roll your eyes and accuse me of censoring art or of being too sensitive, allow me to elaborate on why I won't be viewing Patriots Day and why I avoid other similar films. While there are certain disaster films which explore tragedies in human history from a historical standpoint (such as the abundance of fantastic films centering around the holocaust), these films often focus on the light at the end of the tunnel, they make themselves about the heroes who helped and about the victory over those who caused such horrendous events. Films about events such as September 11th on the other hand seem to do nothing but monetize off of a horrible event without attempting to offer much else in terms of content. They expect people...